{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-169.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 169.51","heading":"Is a right-of-way required for service lines?","body":"Service lines generally branch off from facilities for which a right-of-way must be obtained. A service line is a utility line running from a main line, transmission line, or distribution line that is used only for supplying telephone, water, electricity, gas, internet service, or other utility service to a house, business, or other structure. In the case of a power line, a service line is limited to a voltage of 14.5 kv or less, or a voltage of 34.5 kv or less if serving irrigation pumps and commercial and industrial uses. To obtain access to Indian land for service lines, the right-of-way grantee must file a service line agreement meeting the requirements of this subpart with BIA.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 169—RIGHTS-OF-WAY OVER INDIAN LAND","Subpart B—Service Line Agreements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"52ec4f2ec2e36a45d4a781ea4d683e09682ffe477d2ab66c5fa336c12b67aa36","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-169.14","next":"us/25-cfr-169.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}